Hydrocarbon-burner.



O. FORDIGE.

HYDROCARBON BURNER.

APPLIGATIOH FILED 1330.16, 1909.

958,999., Patented May 24, 1910.

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OSCAR FORDICE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HYDROCARBON-IBURNER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR Fonoion, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of hydro-carbon burners in which crude oil or other liquid hydro-carbon is burned by the use of an expansible fluid, such as steam or compressed air, and the object thereof is to provide a burner which may be used as an inside mixer, and which can be adjusted to use the same parts as an outside mixer. I accomplish these objects by the burner described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal central section of the burner tip when used as an inside mixer. Fig. 2 is a like section of the burner tip when used as an outside mixer. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a front view of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top plan of Fig. 1.

In the drawings the burner tip is shown as composed of two members which are united by bolts 10. In the preferred form of use, the upper member 11 is the expansible fluid member and is provided with a central chamber 12 which is preferably circular and is internally threaded at the rear end thereof for the reception of the expansible fluid pipe 13. The front of this chamber projects downwardly and forwardly as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and widens as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, forming an outlet passage 14L which regis ters with outlet passage 15 of the liquid hydro-carbon fuel chamber 16 which is formed in the lower member 11 when in the I position shown in Fig. 1. This last chamber is preferably circular and the rear end is threaded for the reception of the liquid, fuel supply pipe 17. The upper and lower members are preferably of cast metal, and the upper member is chamfered back of the outlet passage to provide for the reception of the separating plate 18 which divides the outlet passages from the respective chambers at the rear portion thereof, as best shown in Fig. 1. This division plate is preferably secured to the upper member by screw 19. The lower member at the front portion of the outlet passage is chamfered for the reception of the wearing plate 20 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 16, 1909.

Patented May 24, 1910.

Serial No. 532,353.

which is secured thereto by screw 21. The upper member at the frontportion of the outlet passage is chamfered more deeply than the lower member so as to provide for the reception of the wearing plate 22 and to provide a space between the wearing plates for a fuel port 23 when the parts are used as shown in Fig. 1, and when the parts are used as shown in Fig. 2, said port becomes the expansible fluid port.

Back of the outlet passages the meeting faces of the upper and lower members are provided, one with lugs and the other with grooves. It is immaterial which part carrice the lugs and which part the grooves. In the drawings I have shown the lower mem ber with lugs 24 and the upper member with grooves 25 in which said lugs are received. The front edge of the separating plate is preferably beveled as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the distance between the front edge thereof and the wearing plate of the upper member should be equal to the distance between the two wearing plates. It will be understood that pipes 13 and 17 are connected up to suitable supplies and are provided with regulating cocks not shown to control the flow of material therethrough. In order to adjust the upper member upon the lower member so as to provide ready means for changing the burner tip from an inside to an outside mixer, I have provided longitudinal slots 26, which when bolts 10 are loosened permits the upper 1nember to be moved backwardly from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2. The movement of the expansible fluid out of the tip when used as an inside mixer operates to suck the oil from the outlet passage of the oil chamber.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A hydro-carbon burner having a tip composed of two members adjustably secured together, one of said members containingan expansible fluid chamber and the other a liquid hydro-carbon fuel chamber, said chambers having converging outlets which may be broughtin and out of register, and when in register having an outlet port extending from the junction of the outlet passages.

2. A hydro-carbon burner having a tip composed of two members adjustably secured together, one of said members containing an expansible fluid chamber and the other a liquid hydro-carbon fuel chamber, said chambers having converging outlets Which may be brought in and out of register, and When in register having an outlet port extending from the junction of the outlet passages; and a separating plate secured to one of said members, said plate projecting toward the outlet port and separating said outlet passages when in register at the rear portion thereof.

3. A hydro-carbon burner having a tip composed of two members adjustably secured together, one of said members containing an eXpansible fluid chamber and the other a liquid hydro-carbon fuel chamber, said chambers having converging outlets which may be brought in and out of register and When in register having an outlet port extending from the junction of the outlet passages; a separating plate secured to one of said members and projecting toward the outlet port and separating said outlet passages When in register at the rear portion thereof; and removable Wearing plates secured to said members and forming the upper and lower surfaces of the outlet port.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 11th day of December, 1909.

Y OSCAR FORDIGE.

Witnesses G. E. HARM-1AM, .S. B. AUSTIN. 

